Group Travel launches ‘major step’ in hotel distribution
David - Jan 18, 2026
Group Travel Planet LLC says it has unveiled a “major step in hotel distribution.” The company says it has built…
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Chinese carrier tipped to join Star Alliance
- Jan 18, 2026
Shanghai Airlines, China’s fifth-biggest carrier, is poised to join Star Alliance, according to reports. Hong Kong-based newspaper, The Standard, quoted…
ABTA claims victory in judicial review
Phil Davies - Jan 17, 2026
A judge has quashed efforts by the Civil Aviation Authority to require agents to obtain ATOLs to sell dynamically packaged…
‘Next generation’ call centre solution revealed
Phil Davies - Jan 17, 2026
Amadeus has developed new technology which is claimed to cut call centre costs for travel companies by up to 30%.…
Travelsavers global extranet goes live
Phil Davies - Jan 17, 2026
A global agent extranet has been introduced by international marketing organisation Travelsavers. The group's 3,000 agents in 14 countries can…
Hawaii introduces online training for European trade
Phil Davies - Jan 17, 2026
A new online training programme for agents and operators has been developed by Hawaii Tourism Europe. The modular course offers frontline…
Ski Club launches online Winter Olympics guide
Phil Davies - Jan 17, 2026
A Winter Olympics guide has been introduced on www.skiclub.co.uk with the games in Turin less than a month away. A full…
etc and Amadeus form partnership
David - Jan 16, 2026
etc Group partnered with Amadeus to provide corporate clients with etc online, a new online travel booking solution built on…
Agents urged to embrace dynamic packaging in bookings peak
Phil Davies - Jan 16, 2026
Agents should not ignore the power of dynamic packaging during the peak booking period as Flexibletrips forecasting that only 70%…
Over-50s ‘paying more for travel online’
Phil Davies - Jan 16, 2026
Older people may be paying over the odds for travel products such as hotels booked online despite being the fastest…
‘Webookit’ package for operators to be launched
Phil Davies - Jan 16, 2026
Technology which claims to turn online brochure websites into live booking engines is to be unveiled at the Travel Technology…
Thought for the week
Graham Muldoon - Jan 13, 2026
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad,…
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